Trimmer



oa'. 21, 1930. 0. c. BELOW 1,778,995

TRIMMER Filed Oct. 8,- 1928 l1'5 strong'and it often requires 'a strong cutting handleQ yreteeeeei oer. 21,v 1930 y I l l 1,"M599g5 oNEsI'i/IE'C. BELOIN, or RIVERSIDE', RHODE -IsLANn' l TRIMMER f aplieat'ien mea oeteberjs, 192s.fser;a11e. 311,009.,

My nventionrelates toftrimmer particu-v 21is aplanviewthereoffe" larlyof the type adapted to trim the topsand Fig; `'31's afse tional viewrhefef Laken t i I YA sides of hedges. AS iswelllnown the'twigs along theline S-#BofF ig..1.with the cuttingl vprojectingfrom the ends of hedges are quite tooth moved to` center position laloove Y the .y 55 stroke to cutV them effi.. In v order that a relathe vdrawin"gs,`wherein like characters' i tively greater vioree may loe exerted on the ofireference indicate'like parts"thr o ughout, f

` ends of said larger twigs'to'suitably'cut them l() generallyndafes fhedg'lt'mmel C On.

off llprovidxe a vtrimmer ofageneral typeof stru'ctedin,A accordance v.with 'the/principles s loapower mowing machine having-a stationary .oflmy'i'nvention` V12fgen'erally indicates the 60..; l

bladehaving. a plurality of. equidistantly elongated stationary blade" thereof having Q spaced teeth projecting "therefrom, but 'inthe'pointed- 'preferablytriangularf teeth 14 stead*ofhaving'.'areciprocatableblade asin a projecting upwardly Vtherefrom perferably.

' mowing n'ia'chine having. asimilar plurality .-equidistantlyspaeed."f I'nthe description and 15 A.of upstanding teethja'daptedto. reciprocate vclaims.1"refer t0 the hedge tivimmerfn* the 'l y e across one'rstationary tooth only; I preferably position shown in Fig-,i1 fof thedrawirlgs.-Y v

` (L20'5 7 ious,@if` desirediin plaoe 'of providing a sin- :provide a single cutting ltooth.and' 'lprovi'de order thatthesttibry bladejlQ-may he Y 5 ymanualmeans.to reciprocatefsaid tooth 'across as. lightasjposs'ible .fpreferably provide :the a plurality ol.the stationary teetl'1.f Itis oh-y plurality ofcutjout portions 16 in thek lower gle reciprocatablecutting tooth I'mayemploy` ciproo'atablecutting toothjhandletorrest fonf'g' zf a plurality of cutting'teethiSpace'd lpbvilelltbl Quid@ .H1-(Gang 'thfefomgn y greatendistanceg apart .than thefdif'stance'- liethe Vinner 'end of; the rstati'ona'ry'lol'ade. 121. in.

l. tween thefiziedft'eethonfthestationary' blade"`my preferredfernbodimentksaid; means jl comeV .25 in order to provide raip'roper cuttingforce for g prising thelug'` l18 projecting ,irearwardly'75 l ethiepufpeee.

l l l f fromfthe inner end thereof "havir'iglaA hole 201 A further objectof my invention is'to pro'-V thereingjy Tofsuitahly- 'grasp-.the stationary Y vide a trimmer particularly adapted for trim-. V `bladef12andhold it in! the vdesiredr position.'

` e ming hedges, offsiniplefand lightfjeonstru CLi'j'adjaCent' the hedgeI pyovidefit wit'hjfthe V'35 f I..preferablyv .construct reeip'rocable vcnjt V@Q30 tiOnandiHWhiGhtlieheightandrelationship 'handleQZ'projecting.downwardlyfrom-'sube ,golf-W ef eheeuttingteth .nehefxed teeth meyflee Stantieuygme @er'iter thereof, preferably e es@ Areadilyadjusted.

'tingV tooth'ina novelinanner preferably?" 'trimmed andthe handgraspingthehandleF 'provide it withv a fflatftop andl with eeneeyef YYkept en@ ef the wey: ef the hedge. V:Ae stated;

shz'irpened cuttingfsidee'dgesl .i Y f'fprovidefa reciprocatablejfcuttngtooth l i .Theseiandfsnch'otherobjeetsof '112i reciprfocable ons'aid stationaryfblade 112l 4.9. tion Vas m'ayhereinater yappear'will beJoestand LI," provide a'suitable guideway 26j at 9.01V

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eeieeueieeieeth end eperienieghendle eehef @ofthe reajsidesoffeeidf b1 j setrsleeeeshir there@ ly rearwardly from the inner end thereof havj ing a hole therein, a handle projecting down'-Y wardly from substantially the center of said blade, a flat T-shaped guide plate o-f substantially the lengthV of the blade attached to the rear side of said blade in parallel offset rela'- tonship thereto, Vaiguidehaving a front wall overlapping the front side of said guide plate,

a curved lower edge surrounding the lower edge of the guide plate and arear wall overlapping the rear side of said'guide' plateV to above the center thereof having spaced slots therein near Athe upper end thereof, areciprocatablel cutting tooth contained between said stationary blade andguide rearvwall extending to substantially the top of said stationary blade, screws projecting rearwardly from saidV l tooth through said vslots in the rear guidewall, nuts attached to the rear ends of said screws tending through said hole in said'lugin the 'for attaching vsaid tooth to sa-idrear guidewall vertically adj ustably in the slots thereof, and a cutting tooth operating rod having the. outer end thereof attached to said guide eX- inner end of thestationary vblade and termi-M Y nating in an operatinghandle'at the inner pti;

end thereof.V v Y A j V3. A trimmer, comprising a; stationary blade having spacedteeth projecting upwardly therefrom, a lug projecting yperpen-y dicularly rearwardly from theV 1 inner lrend thereof having -a hole therein, a handle projecting downwardly from substantially the center of said blade, a dat Vguidev plate of substantially the length of the1 3'laide/:aftChl` 1 Y to the rear side of said blade in paralleljoifset relationship thereto, a 'guide having a front i wall overlapping 'the frontside of saidguide to above the center thereof, a reciprocablefcutf. t

operatinghandle atthe inner end thereofand f f Y I' ing a plurality of spaced teeth rprojecting iup? 5 plate, a,curved lower edge'` surrounding the f lower edge of the guide plate Vand a rear wall overlapping-thel rear side offsaid guide plate ting tooth contained between saidfstationary' blade and,V guide rear wall extending to" suba y stantiallythe top ofsaid stationary bladefandl `firmly attached tolsaid guide 'anda ,cuttingVV tooth operating rod Vhaving-the outerV end thereof attached to said 'e 'guide c extending through said holein said lugin the 'inner end Vof the stationary blade Yand terminating in an cutting tooth longitudinally across the forcevv torcut the twigs. Y f Y 5L' Atriinmer for cutting the sidesand tops I ing a plurality of spaced teeth projecting'up-VK wardly therefrom adapted to receive the pro- Cutting j ecting hedge twigs between them, guide-way means attached to said blade and a handle '8'0 'l spaced rearwardly from the plane of the blade` to"V grasp Vthe trimmer to bring the'stationary teeth adjacent the hedge,l a single cutting tooth mounted on said guide-way means and manuallyV operable means to reciprocate szid P u rality of stationary'teeth toeftect a sufficient j cutting force to cut the twigs. .j z l 4 rIn testimony whereof Ilaflix'my signature. .y e "90 .i

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buffer springs mounted on said operating rod 1 oneach side of saidlug. l v Y 4. Atrimmer for cutting the sides and tops 'of hedges, comprisingfalstationary blade havwardly'therefrom adapted ,tol receive the vprojecting hedge .twigs fbetweenthem, guide Y. `the'trimmer to bringy the stationary ,teeth adjacent the hedge, guide-way means attached j y to the rear side of said stationaryblade, a sin- Y gie Cutting toothslidabiy mouette@ :on Said;

.means projecting rearwardly from the inner' end of. said blade and a. .handle-*spaced rearwardly from the .planeof saidjblade Vto grasp Y' "i yr1.5

*1.V Y l A of'hedges,comprising.a'stationaryblade hav` f 

